Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import android.content.res.Resources; import android.graphics.Bitmap; import android.graphics.BitmapFactory; public class Main { public static Bitmap decodeBitmapFromResource(Resources resources, int rId, int reqWidth, int reqHeight) { final BitmapFactory.Options options = new BitmapFactory.Options(); options.inJustDecodeBounds = true; options.inPreferredConfig = Bitmap.Config.RGB_565; BitmapFactory.decodeResource(resources, rId, options); options.inSampleSize = calculateInSampleSize(options, reqWidth, reqHeight); options.inJustDecodeBounds = false; return BitmapFactory.decodeResource(resources, rId, options); } public static int calculateInSampleSize(BitmapFactory.Options options, int reqWidth, int reqHeight) { // Raw height and width of image final int height = options.outHeight; final int width = options.outWidth; int inSampleSize = 2; if (height > reqHeight || width > reqWidth) { final int halfHeight = height / 2; final int halfWidth = width / 2; // Calculate the largest inSampleSize value that is a power of 2 and keeps both // height and width larger than the requested height and width. while ((halfHeight / inSampleSize) > reqHeight && (halfWidth / inSampleSize) > reqWidth) { inSampleSize *= 2; } } return inSampleSize; } }